Explorer - Birding and Butterfly tours in Bulgaria

False Comma - Nymphalis vaualbum - one of the most interesting and at the same time one of the most elusive butterflies in Europe.
This boreal species occurs for a very short time in spring and early summer and can be seen lingering in the Western Balkan range mountains.
If you want to join us on tour and see this beauty along with over 130 more butterflies check out our website and give us a call.
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Mating pair of Little Tiger Blues (Tarucus balkanicus)
Restricted to the Southern Balkans this is one of the cutest blues, easily found in certain areas in Bulgaria.
Picture taken in June 2022 during our Early Summer Butterfly holiday.
More info at: https://explorer2000.com/early-butterflies-of-bulgaria

Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena) May 2022 - one of the most enigmatic Bulgarian butterflies. It is abundant in April and May in almost all Bulgaria and can be easily spotted and photographed on our early butterflies tour.
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Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) May 2022
This is one of the highlights on our "Bulgaria in Spring" tour.
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"Sometimes I have a feeling that my hair is a bit of a mess" :)
Dalmatian Pelican at lake Kerkini. February 2022.
Photo by: Dimitar Petrakiev

Young Red-backed Shrike (Lanius Collurio}, enjoying the September sun, before heading for it's long journey to Africa.
Burgas, September 2021
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Grecian Copper (Lycaena ottomana). Southeast Bulgaria, June 2021.
Early summer is the best time to see these stunning little butterflies, typical for the Southern Balkans.
More info about our "Early butterflies" tour at:
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Yellow-banded Skipper (Pyrgus sidae), June 2021, Western Bulgaria.
June is the best time to see these beautiful skippers, when they are fresh, as well as over 120 other butterflies on our June and July butterfly tours:
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Honey buzzard over the town of Sarafovo, Southeast Bulgaria, May 2021.
In the first half of May thousands of Honey buzzards are following one of Europe's major migratory route - Via Pontica, along the Black sea coast to head back to their breeding grounds in Central and Northern Europe.
Our spring tours are one of the best ways to witness this impressive migration.
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Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata), photographed in Central Balkan Mountains. May 2021.
These typical Balkan specialties come back in April and take their breeding grounds in the deciduous forests in first half of May, when they can be spotted in almost all the mountainous areas of Bulgaria.
Our "Spring in Bulgaria" tour will give excellent opportunities to see them in their full breeding beauty.
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Red-necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus) at Pomorie lake. May 2021
These gentle shorebirds migrate in spring along Bulgaria's Black sea coast before reaching their breeding grounds in the Arctic tundra.
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